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Is lateen a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lateen is a Scrabble US word. The word lateen is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

L1A1T1E1E1N1

Is lateen a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lateen is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

L1A1T1E1E1N1

Is lateen a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lateen is a Words With Friends word. The word lateen is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2A1T1E1E1N2

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6-letter words (2 found)

ELANET,LATEEN,

5-letter words (7 found)

ANELE,EATEN,ELATE,ENATE,LATEN,LEANT,TELAE,

4-letter words (25 found)

ALEE,ANTE,EALE,ELAN,ETEN,ETNA,LANE,LANT,LATE,LEAN,LEAT,LEET,LENT,NEAL,NEAT,NETE,TAEL,TALE,TANE,TEAL,TEEL,TEEN,TELA,TELE,TENE,

3-letter words (26 found)

ALE,ALT,ANE,ANT,ATE,EAN,EAT,EEL,EEN,ELT,ENE,ETA,LAT,LEA,LEE,LET,NAE,NAT,NEE,NET,TAE,TAN,TEA,TEE,TEL,TEN,

2-letter words (14 found)

AE,AL,AN,AT,EA,EE,EL,EN,ET,LA,NA,NE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 75 words from lateen according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lateen

lateen

Etymology

From French latine (“Latin”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ləˈtiːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /læˈtiːn/, /ləˈtin/
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Noun

lateen (plural lateens)

  1. (nautical) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.
    • 1995, George F. Hourani, John Carswell, Arab Seafaring in the Indian Ocean in Ancient and Early Medieval Times, Princeton University Press, Expanded Edition, page 103,
      The mere fact that this type of lateen no longer exists in the Mediterranean proves nothing; it is always possible that it might have originated there and later given way there to the still superior triangular form. But there are more substantial reasons for believing that the lateen came from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean. The earliest evidence of the existence of lateens in the Mediterranean is in Greek Byzantine manuscripts of the late ninth century, which show drawings of lateens (Plates 5 and 6).

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  • lateen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • La Tène

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